Douluo Dragon King: My Strategy System Is a Bit Off

Chapter 70 Shit-Green School Uniform

Early in the morning, Tianhai City Stadium was already teeming with people. As far as the eye could see, it was a dark, endless mass.

The importance of the Tianhai Alliance Tournament is evident from the fact that this huge stadium, which can hold 80,000 people at the same time, was completely full.

There's no way around it; the Tianhai Alliance Grand Competition is, after all, the biggest event in the East China Sea economic zone, and it attracts the attention of the entire Federation. Every year, the competition reveals some outstanding talents.

In fact, the original purpose of the Tianhai Alliance Grand Competition was to select outstanding talents for the Tianhai Alliance and cultivate them into pillars of the alliance.

The Federation is divided into numerous political parties, and the Skysea Alliance itself is a powerful force. Especially in the economic sphere, it can be considered one of the alliance's major players.

However, what frustrated the Tianhai Alliance was that the entire East China Sea region was a relatively late-developing area. While economic growth was easy, improving its cultural foundation was a long and arduous process. Many large inland cities had ancient families with histories spanning thousands or even tens of thousands of years. The talents within these families had been cultivated through years of experience, possessing profound cultural heritage and deep roots.

Therefore, the Tianhai Alliance has always been the most lacking in talent, resulting in a persistent lag in key personnel.

In the eyes of some high-ranking officials in the inland regions and even the Federation, the Skysea Alliance is nothing more than an economic importer; as for other things, it is not outstanding, and its status has always hovered in the middle of the Federation.

The Tianhai Alliance, of course, was unwilling to accept this, and so, about two hundred years ago, it established the Tianhai Alliance Grand Competition to select and encourage talent. Not only are the prizes generous, but special awards are also provided to help these talented individuals improve and further their studies, thereby enhancing the Tianhai Alliance's overall strength.

The opening ceremony officially began as representatives from various colleges and universities in major cities entered the venue.

The opening ceremony quickly ended amidst speeches from leaders, and the lottery draw soon began, but Wu Changkong handled all of this, leaving them with little to do.

"Shrek Academy?" Xie Xie looked at the high platform that was being rapidly erected on the field, somewhat surprised.

Xu Xiaoyan nodded. "I heard from my brother that the Tianhai Alliance has specially invited students from Shrek Academy to play an exhibition match, which is the previous generation of Tianhai Alliance's seven-person tournament champions."

Xie Xie was puzzled: "What's the point? Are we just going to make them suffer again?"

Shrek Academy has gathered the most talented Soul Masters from across the continent. Let alone the champions of the Tianhai Alliance, even the champions from major cities like Mingdu might not be able to challenge Shrek Academy.

Xu Xiaoyan wasn't quite sure either, and said, "Probably to give them some encouragement."

Xie Xie shook his head: "I feel sorry for the last champion. They finally won the championship, but now they have to come here and be the background."

"What do you think, Lyricist?"

Lin Ci, who was sitting down, chuckled softly: "What if we win?"

Xie Xie disagreed: "Brother Ci, not everyone is a genius like you and Gu Yue. It would be possible if all seven of them had the skills of both of you."

In Xie Xie's eyes, perhaps only extraordinary geniuses like Lin Ci and Gu Yue could break the mold. But what he didn't know was that Lin Ci possessed a martial soul bestowed by the system and the experience of countless lifetimes, while Gu Yue was the incarnation of the Silver Dragon King.

That's when it becomes possible to break with convention.

However, if this were not the case, it would be very difficult for ordinary people to break through the established gap.

This is also why Soul Master families are so difficult to decline; talented Soul Masters will only marry other talented Soul Masters. Ordinary people are even less likely to marry Soul Masters. Over time, this leads to extreme imbalances, with some becoming extremely wealthy and others extremely poor. Naturally, social classes become even more rigid, and it becomes very difficult for a talented Soul Master to emerge from among the common people.

"Huh?" Xu Xiaoyan suddenly spoke up, looking puzzled at the people not far behind them. "Who is Wu Lin eating with?"

Everyone looked over and saw Tang Wulin sitting with a chubby boy wearing a shit-green school uniform, eating grilled fish.

We ate heartily, and everything tasted delicious.

After returning from the Angel's Tomb incident, Lin Ci and Wu Changkong grilled fish again. To avoid not being able to eat any like last time, she grilled a few extra. Wu Changkong ate one, and Lin Ci put the remaining two into her storage ring.

Tang Wulin was hungry just now, so I gave it to him.

I never expected him to bring it here and share it with that chubby kid.

Lin Ci didn't care who he ate with; he wasn't that stingy. Tang Wulin naturally had the right to dispose of what he gave.

If I had to pinpoint it, it's simply that I don't like this chubby kid. They're quite adept at using moral blackmail.

But he didn't care; as long as they didn't bother him, that was fine. There was no moral obligation to him, and besides, it was something that would happen in the future.

Even though the fish wasn't freshly grilled, Lin Ci's grilled fish was still delicious. It clearly appealed to the chubby boy, who was excitedly talking to Tang Wulin about something.

"Another foodie here," Xu Xiaoyan said subconsciously as she looked at the two of them.

Xie Xie coughed lightly, "Xiao Yan! You used the word 'again' very well."

Xu Xiaoyan realized she had misspoke, so she quickly covered her lips and stuck out her tongue.

The chubby boy didn't seem to care, and simply smiled and said, "My name is Xu Lizhi. I love to eat, and everyone calls me Little Foodie."

Tang Wulin shook his head with a wry smile: "It's not certain whether we can eat more or less. I'll just call you by your name."

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If Xu Lizhi is a little foodie, then he can eat even more than the other person, so shouldn't he be called a big foodie? Forget it, even though he can eat a lot, it's best if he doesn't take that title.

Xu Lizhi chuckled, not minding Tang Wulin's form of address. At this moment, Xie Xie, standing nearby, asked curiously, "Xu Lizhi, which academy are you from? Why are you wearing that school uniform…?"

He didn't continue, but that green color really wasn't very flattering as a school uniform. It made Xu Lizhi look bulky and not very energetic.

Especially compared to the uniforms of Donghai Academy they were wearing, they looked far inferior. Soul Master academies are much wealthier than ordinary academies, so naturally they wouldn't skimp on uniforms.

The sky-blue stand-up collar school uniform exudes youthful spirit, while the cinched waist design accentuates the boys' sharp and defined figures. Silver-thread embroidered wave patterns flow from the shoulders to the cuffs. Paired with a light gold school badge made of a special material, and with no unreasonable restrictions on students' hairstyles or other aspects, this uniform is truly beautiful on boys in the prime of their lives.

In comparison, Xu Lizhi's turquoise school uniform did indeed look dull and lackluster. Although the fabric was of very good quality, the style was extremely ordinary and had no sense of design whatsoever.

If I had to be specific, it does resemble an antique style. In particular, it looks like a design from 20,000 years ago.

The chubby boy shook his head, as if he had remembered something, and said very sincerely, "Actually, it's just that my clothes look bad. Sister Xinglan looks very good in them."

As he said this, the chubby boy's eyes clearly sparkled.

Tang Wulin's eyes lit up, but he hadn't spoken yet.

"Hey little foodie, what are you doing here? Didn't I tell you not to mention us or the academy in front of outsiders?"

A cold voice interrupted Tang Wulin, who was about to ask a question. A girl, also wearing a shit-green school uniform, walked closer.

The girl appeared to be quite young, around the same age as Xu Lizhi, wearing the same green tracksuit school uniform. However, while the clothes looked somewhat bulky on Xu Lizhi, they appeared slender and well-fitting on her. Her golden ponytail was pulled back, and she had a pair of beautiful, large, azure eyes with long eyelashes. Her skin was fair and delicate, with a jelly-like texture under the sunlight.

But this doesn't mean the school uniform is good-looking; it just means the person is good-looking, so they look good in anything.

The girl, with a cold expression, walked to Xu Lizhi's side, gave him a light glare, and her eyes were filled with reproach.

(End of this chapter)